Недово́льство обще́ственности подогрева́л ещё и тот факт, что дире́ктор проводи́л свои́ реше́ния исподтишка́.Public discontent was also stirred up by the fact that the director made his decision on the sly.

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Karensays:

This expression reminds me of the English phrase “under the table,” as in “to pay someone under the table.” The English phrase doesn’t mean *generally* secretive, though; as far as I know, it always specifically refers to paying someone or carrying out a business transaction without reporting the transaction to the government, especially the IRS (the US government tax agency).